Lycodon ruhstrati

Lycodon ruhstrati

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Lycodon
Species: Lycodon ruhstrati
Subspecies (2): L. r. abditus – L. r. ruhstrati

Name

Lycodon ruhstrati (Fischer, 1886)

• Syntypes: LMNMO 918 (formerly LMNMO 37c & 73), ♂, and LMNMO 919 (formerly LMNMO 37b & 74), collected by E.K.A. Ruhstrat between 1884–1886.
• Type locality: “Süd-Formosa [=southern Taiwan]”.

Combinations

• Ophites ruhstrati Fischer, 1886: 64 [original combination]
• Dinodon septentrionalis var. ruhstrati — Boulenger, 1899: 165 [subsequent combination]
• Dinodon septentrionale ruhstrati — Stejneger, 1907: 37 [subsequent combination]
• Dinodon ruhstrati — Pope, 1929 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
• Lycodon ruhstrati — Pope, 1935 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Fischer, J. G. 1886. Herpetologische Notizen. Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg 9: 51–67.

Additional references

• Vogel, G. & Brachtel, N. 2008. Contribution to the knowledge of Lycodon ruhstrati (Fischer, 1886) in Vietnam - taxonomy and biology of a little-known species. Salamandra 44(4): 207–224. PDF Reference page. 
• Vogel, G., David, P., Pauwels, O.S.G., Sumontha, M., Norval, G., Hendrix, R., Vu, N.T. & Ziegler, T. 2009. A revision of Lycodon ruhstrati (Fischer 1886) auctorum (Squamata Colubridae), with the description of a new species from Thailand and a new subspecies from the Asian mainland. Tropical Zoology 22(2): 131–182. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lycodon ruhstrati. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 August 2020.
• China Snakes Working Group. 2014. IUCN: Lycodon ruhstrati  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T192128A2044069. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T192128A2044069.en

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Berg-Wolfszahnnatter
English: Formosa Wolf Snake
中文: 黑背白环蛇

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